What’s more awesome than having your kid as the best dressed person in the room? Well, in all “non-shallowness,” there are probably a bunch of things. But nevertheless, having your little one as the flyest dressed, even compared to adults, is still pretty dope! And once again, the Babesta crew has located another line to make this possible as Munster comes back hard with their Fall/Winter 14 collection.

Munster’s collection really encapsulates what the flyest people are wearing today in the streets of New York City. And, at the same time, the collection also manages to stay kid authentic so they don’t just end up looking like awkward “Kidults.”

The Babesta Fresh Crew is always on the on the prowl for the latest fun and active things to do in New York City. We’ve come through with a cool outing to put you up on,,,,, wait for it,,,,, the graffiti street art scavenger hunt with Watson Adventures teamed up with Saddleshoe Tours. Burn some calories, bond with your teammates, and educate yourself, all while learning the roots of the coolest art genre in the scene! The street art scavenger hunt is a great way to take a street art tour in NYC.

Graffiti street art is definitely emerging into the mainstream, filling art galleries and museums with artists like Banksy and Shepard Fairey earning world-wide acclaim. Earn some street cred at your next art show and be the first on your block to study the true roots of street art, in the New York City streets, the Mecca of graffiti, where it all began.

Watson Tours “brings out the best in a fascinating place—and the best in you and your teammates”. The hunts use witty, tricky questions in fast-paced games. According to Watson’s, the “hunts are like walking tours spiked with caffeine”. With Watson Adventure scavenger hunts, you don’t actually hunt for tangible items, instead you work to answer amusing questions about the fascinating places and items you discover.

Scavenger hunts have also been noted as a great activity for building team comradery and bonding. Major corporations have set up company scavenger hunts with Watson Adventures for this exact reason. Amazon.com’s founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos dropped a qoute on their site, “I loved your witty questions and racing through the museum. I can’t think of a better way to bring people together and have fun”. Although the street art scavenger hunt is for adults only, there are plenty more the company offers for the kids to enjoy.

We’re totally stoked to welcome Quinn & Fox to the fall lineup at Babesta! We are smitten with their hand screened tees and sweatpants with the adorable and quirky circus prints! The company, founded in 2013 by self-described “parents of two curly haired girls,” works with artists to design their funky graphics, and the tees and sweats are organic and made from scratch in California. And, per the kids who wear it, it’s super comfy to boot!

We were inspired this week by Newport Rhode Island, a beautiful and elegant town replete with seaside mansions, museums, great restaurants, beaches and more.

The “Must Do List” in Newport, includes Cliff Walk, where visitors can take a walking tour of the shoreline dotted by spectacular mansions, home long ago to the Vanderbilts and their ilk. If just seeing the outside is not enough, get a ticket to go inside and enjoy the opulent furnishings and lush settings- saddle up to a tour guide, as some of the stories are entertaining, especially for the kids, of well dressed dog companions, table manners and dining habits.

Speaking of dining, when you’re done drooling over these over-the-top pads, for a bite, head on over to The Clarke Cooke House on Bannister’s Wharf, for some fresh fish and lively atmosphere. For an after dinner ice cream, Sprinkles is a good choice on Bowan’s Wharf, where you can enjoy a casual cone while you check out the shops in the area.

Our heart belongs to TheChanler at Cliff Walk (a hotel with a delicious restaurant inside) for Sunday brunch – their menu and enviable perch are both scrumptious. The hotel is hop and a skip from Second Beach that surely wins beach with best land-view (back at the Chandler House). After showering off the sand after a delightful day at the beach, catch a movie in town at the charming Jane Pickens theater, and then grab an appetizer or two at Forty 1°North, one of the chicest hotels in town.

Tempted? Time to pack: get yourself in the spirit with these hand picked goodies: Go old school with the vintage mauve bathing suit, snazzy it up with a pair of stylish shades, hold tight to a Coco Chanel doll(in lieu of teddy), don’t forget a Pride & Prejudice primer and play set, and, if you’re really setting up shop and outfitting more than just yourself – say installing yourself in the Breakers or Rosecliff – we suggest a (so not shabby) shabby-chic canopy bed- perfect for those of us who’s last name should have been Rockefeller.

One of the biggest problems in the city is how to get a toddler around in a cab or car service safely and easily. Enter, UberFamily to solve the problem. We had first heard about this revelation while it was in development from Dr. Alisa Baer, “The Car Seat Lady” who collaborated with Uber on the service. Now a couple months in, it’s addressing a true, underserved need in the market, much to city parents’ delight. She trained and certified the highest rated UberX partner drivers on how to safely secure the car seat so you know its properly installed in the car.

Uber now offers an on-demand car seat option for a $10 surcharge (additional to the UberX rates). That’s a small price to pay for a lot of peace of mind.

We were thrilled to be invited to a studio visit at Rebeca Raney’s this weekend. Her work is prominently displayed and for sale at Babesta – from her signature llamas to the subtle and naive black and white illustrations of sweet girls, some looking like familiar Raggedy Ann type dolls. The RISD graduate has made quite a splash on the art scene, already collaborating with Madewell for a line of product and cultivating over a million followers on Pinterest as Raneytown.

Some of the most exciting things we got to see at the studio were her hand embroidered sculptures. Her embroidery is stunning and, having an adorable little girl herself, she invited kids & adults to touch all of her soft sculptural works. For sure, art is meant to be experienced.

She also showed a lovely alphabet book, something she did back at school many years ago, with an illustration standing for each letter. With K for kissing and W for whisper and ephemeral illustrations of ghosts and zephyrs, it’s a lovely compilation of her works in black and white, some with color. Many had stood the test of time, shy of one she said she’d never do again. “The owl,” she notes, adding that the market had overdone the wise forest creature.